Your five o’clock
shadow is more am
than pm because it is
blush-colored
like sunrise, and
yawn-filled like
pillow cheek.
Your bathroom mirror
has learned to tell
time, the same way
I do in California:
By watching suns
crawl over hillsides,
every blade of grass
painted pink—
watching those eyes
above your cheek bones—
Ah, yes. Good morning.
Sweaterboy was written by Sarah Kay.
Sarah Kay released Sweaterboy on Thu Mar 25 2010.